08/18: Game 1

Chien-Mien Wang (13-5, 3.84) @ Jason Johnson(3-11, 6.26)
New York Yankees (70-48) @ Boston Red Sox (69-50)
1:05 PM EDT in Boston, Massachusetts (Fenway Park)

AUGUST 18, 2006
TV: NESN | RADIO: WEEI 850
AL EAST OUTLOOK: TOR @ BAL | CLE @ TB
KEEP AN EYE ON: TEX @ DET | CWS @ MIN

PRIOR GAME AGAINST OPPONENT: Red Sox 9, Yankees 3 on 6/8/06 DECISION: W: Curt Schilling | L: Jaret Wright STAR OF THE GAME: Jason Varitek – 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR

GAME NOTES: And so it begins: 5 games that could either decide the division for the Yankees or give the Sox new life. Over the last 4 years, the Sox lead this matchup 41 games to 40, so in keeping with symmetry, I’m guessing we’ll take 2 of these 5. Any less than that and we’re dead in the water; any more and maybe a little optimism can creep back in.